Management of phrenic stimulation in CRT patients over the long term: Still an unmet need ?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1201-1208

  Biffi, Mauro ^a   Bertini, Matteo ^a   Ziacchi, Matteo ^a   Gardini, Beatrice ^a   Mazzotti, Andrea ^a   Massaro, Giulia ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Martignani, Cristian ^a   Valzania, Cinzia ^a   Boriani, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CRT; Follow up; phrenic stimulation; reverse remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY DEVICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT CARE; PHRENIC NERVE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHRENIC NERVE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 80054723796     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03147.x     Document Type: Article

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